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Microsoft unveiled ASSERT (Adaptive Spec-driven Scoring for Evaluation and Regression Testing) on June 3, 2026, translating plain-language expected AI behaviors into structured acceptable/unacceptable sets, generating tests, and scoring results while recording intermediate actions and tool calls. Sarah Bird says it covers an application-specific evaluation gap broader methods miss.
Microsoft opened its Build 2026 developer conference with a keynote from CEO Satya Nadella and other company leaders, unveiling a wide range of announcements across hardware, AI, and quantum…
Partiful’s first monetization move, announced June 2026, adds in-app ticket sales: hosts can manage tiers, set capacity, process payments, and verify QR codes at entry. Partiful takes a cut per sale; the 2020 startup is backed by $27M from Andreessen Horowitz.
On June 2, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order that gives certain AI companies a voluntary 30-day submission window for government testing/evaluation before public release, scaled back from an earlier up-to-90-day draft. It also bars any mandatory licensing and directs DOJ to prioritize AI-assisted hacking and unauthorized access.
At Build 2026, Microsoft previewed a developer-optimized Windows 11 bundling Coreutils for Windows, WSL containers, and an Intelligent Terminal. Coreutils (uutils, Rust GNU coreutils reimplementation) runs natively; WSL containers add CLI/API for Linux containers in Windows, with public preview in coming months, and the Intelligent Terminal adds ACP-based agent integration.
At Build 2026, Microsoft unveiled Project Solara, a ground-up Android OS for low-power devices to run agent-driven experiences. Concept demos include a Desk with facial recognition unlock and a badge with camera + fingerprint scanner that records and instantly transcribes; AccuWeather, Best Buy, CVS Health, and Target will pilot the reference designs, and work is still early.
A Seattle class action filed June 2, 2026 by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt targets Ring’s Familiar Faces, launched Dec. 2025, which identifies regular visitors and sends alerts like “Dad is at the door.” The suit argues passersby have their facial recognition collected without consent, while Amazon says face data is encrypted, never shared, and deleted after 30 days.
OpenAI released a new set of capabilities for its Codex platform on Tuesday, June 3, 2026, targeting enterprise and knowledge workers with six job-specific plug-ins and two new productivity…
AI compliance startup ZeroDrift announced in June 2026 that it has raised $10 million in a seed funding round to expand its service, which sits between AI models and end users to detect and rewrite…
Microsoft’s annual Build developer conference began on June 2, 2026, in San Francisco, with CEO Satya Nadella opening the event with a keynote at 12:30PM ET / 9:30AM PT. The conference runs through…
Alphabet says it will raise $80B via stock sales announced Monday to scale AI infrastructure and “global compute,” including $10B to Berkshire Hathaway. It cites demand outstripping supply and pegs 2026 capex at $180–$190B after last month’s Google I/O comments.
Florida’s Attorney General sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on June 2, 2026, in what officials are calling the first state-led lawsuit of its kind, alleging the company ignored safety warnings and…
Meta’s March 2026 AI support chatbot let attackers replace a victim’s email, receive the verification code on their own address, and reset the password to take over Instagram. A Telegram video documented the technique, and Meta says it’s patched after hijacks including @obamawhitehouse.
Anthropic submitted confidential paperwork to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, June 2, 2026, initiating an initial public offering process for the AI company behind the Claude…
Atlas Menu, a paid GTA V cheat service, was hacked in 2026, exposing nearly 64,000 users with emails, usernames, hashed passwords, and IPs. The hacker posted the data on GitHub, and Have I Been Pwned reported the breach on June 1, 2026.
A new app called The Mall launched in 2026 with the goal of consolidating online shopping into a single personalized feed, allowing users to track sales, restocks, and new drops across thousands of…
Windborne Systems released the sixth version of its AI weather forecasting model, WeatherMesh 6, on June 1, 2026, claiming it outperforms predictions from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather…
Strava will tighten AI scraping by moving public profiles and club listings behind authentication and charging developers a flat $11.99/month API fee starting June 2026, with a 90-day grace period. CEO Michael Martin told TechCrunch that Perplexity scraped via aggregators and hurt performance, and Strava will retire some API endpoints like club details.